3/5 UConn 87, Providence 50
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points as the third-ranked Huskies overcame a slow start to run past Providence on Saturday. The victory was head coach Geno Auriemma’s 1,098th, tying the late Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt for the second most wins in Division I women's basketball history. Aubrey Griffin added a season-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (7-0, 6-0 BIG EAST). Kyra Spiwak and Alyssa Geary each had 10 points to lead Providence (5-7, 3-4). The Friars led until 2:18 was left in the first quarter and by as many as seven, 12-5. The UConn offense came alive in the second and third quarters, combining for 53 points while holding Providence, which was without leading scorer Mary Baskerville for much of the game due to foul trouble, to just 19 points in those frames.
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St. John's 64, Butler 56
After trailing by as many as 14 in the third quarter, St. John's mounted a comeback to pick up its first BIG EAST win on Saturday, defeating Butler inside Carnesecca Arena. Leilani Correa led the Red Storm (4-5, 1-3) with her second double-double in as many games, scoring a game-high 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in 37 minutes of action. Down 40-26 with 6:30 left in the third, St. John’s went on a 16-2 run to knot the game with under two minutes to play in the quarter. The Red Storm outscored Butler (0-6, 0-5) 18-11 in the fourth to secure the win. Playing in just her second game of the season, Genesis Parker led Butler with a team-high 13 points and two of the Bulldogs’ season-high 11 steals.
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Up Next
No games are on the calendar for Sunday as BIG EAST women’s basketball play picks back up on Monday when Seton Hall visits Butler. The Pirates (3-3, 1-2 BIG EAST) were edged, 78-71, by Villanova on Wednesday afternoon, despite a game-high 27 points from Lauren Park-Lane. The Bulldogs (0-6, 0-5) eye their first win of the season and are coming off their narrowest setback of the season, 64-56, at St. John’s on Saturday. Genesis Parker has played the last two games for Butler and quickly jumped to No. 2 on the team in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game.
Upcoming Schedule
Monday
SETON HALL at BUTLER, 6 p.m.*
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Wednesday
PROVIDENCE at VILLANOVA, 2 p.m.*
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GEORGETOWN at BUTLER, 2 p.m.*
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SETON HALL at UCONN, 4:30 p.m.^
St. John’s at DePaul, 7 p.m.!
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